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A sidecar file is an xml file that contains metadata and is useful when the media format does not support internal tags. |
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Support for sidecar files was a new feature in MC14. |
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To get metadata from an MC13 library into an MC14 library, you can just import the MC13 library into MC14. |
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Sidecar files can be used in the following way: |
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Tag movies |
Tag movies on one computer. Choose Library Tools > Update Tags (from library). This will save a sidecar file in the folder of the movie. For DVD in VIDEO_TS folder, the sidecar file is simply named VIDEO_TS_ifo_JRSidecar.xml, inside the VIDEO_TS folder. |
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On a different computer, you can import the movies into MC14. The tags will be imported. |
On a different computer, you can import the movies into MC14. The tags will be imported. |
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 2 October 2023
A sidecar file is an xml file that contains metadata and is useful when the media format does not support internal tags.
Support for sidecar files was a new feature in MC14.
Sidecar files can be used in the following way:
Tag movies on one computer. Choose Library Tools > Update Tags (from library). This will save a sidecar file in the folder of the movie. For DVD in VIDEO_TS folder, the sidecar file is simply named VIDEO_TS_ifo_JRSidecar.xml, inside the VIDEO_TS folder.
On a different computer, you can import the movies into MC14. The tags will be imported.